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Intervertebral prosthesis

  • US 6,610,094 B2
  • Filed: 02/07/2000
  • Issued: 08/26/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/08/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An implant comprising an elongated, elastic body which is form-elastic and which takes on a form of a spiral in a force-free state, and comprising hydrogel members that are held in grooves at a bottom or at a side of the body and which follow the spiral, whereby hydrogel members that are affixed to the body in a dehydrated state have the possibility to enlarge their volume after implantation.

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